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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50537	The faithfull scout giving an alarme to Yorkeshire, (especially to the East-Ryding) and all other places at this time freed from the misery of warre, or, A treatise tending to stirre up men from security which possesses them, because (as they thinke) all danger is past, now that the seat of warre is removed from them / written by Will. Meeke.	Meeke, William.	1647 (1647)	Wing M1616; ESTC R19570	82,047	122

The Faithfull SCOUT Giving an Alarme to Yorkeshire especially to the East-Ryding and all other places at this time freed from the misery of WARRE OR A Treatise tending to stirre up men from security which possesses them because as they thinke all danger is past now that the Seat of WARRE is removed from them Written by Will. Meeke Hypocritae si vident ab omni parte omnia tranquilla nihil periculi metuunt quod si Deus illis minatur et non ostendit statim flagella sua derident aut spernunt Cal. Praelect in Jer. Printed at Yorke by Tho Broad and are to be sold by Nathanniel Brookes in London at the Angel in Cornhill 1647. To all Honest Religious and well-affected Persons in Holdernes in the East-Ryding of Yorkeshire more especially to the Inhabitants of Skipsey the Author wisheth Peace and Truth GReat and manifold have the blessings and favours of the Lord been to this our part of the Kingdome loving Countrey-men and Neighbours ever since the beginning of these miseries and distractions in the Kingdom For though the first spark of this unquenched fire broke out the first of all among us our men being I think the first that were called to stand Brother against Brother At the Leaguer at Paul in Holdernes against Kingston upon Hull and we the first that saw the beginning of miseries in the first planting and using Engines of Warre to Beleaguer Batter and Depopulate our owne Cities and strong Holds and therefore had cause to feare our troubles would be greater then wee could avoyde yet it pleased God on a sudden to turn our apparent feare into more joy then we could have expected by the sudden dissolving of that Army gathered by our Kingdomes foes in the pretence of the Kings defence and releasing of that place which at that time contained the Instruments of safety to the whole Kingdome and this was done so suddenly that our enemies and cruell disposed ones to Church and State of which we had many had not power to performe their intents in raising more forces according to their desires either to obtaine what they longed for or to bring into subjection those they hated but even in a moment had all their hopes dashed by being called away before they expected to the great comfort of all bearing good will to Sion After which time we for a good space only heard of warre and miseries but were our selves free from them or the feare of them and so might have remained if those to whom the Countreys welfare was committed and in whom trust was reposed had as faithfully discharged that which was committed to them as with ease they might have done but God who disposeth of all things to his owne glory and knowes how to extract good from evill seeing our wayes and doings nothing answerable to his benefits and favours made way to bring upon us a sharper correction then formerly we had felt and to this end because in what they did they aimed more at their own ends then his glory and to let us see that men trusting to carnal wit or policy cannot prosper he gave our Governours over to themselves to be seduced to betray the trust in them reposed and to give our Forts Strong-holds and Armies and with them the Countrey into the ●ands of the enemy to be used and abused by them at their pleasure which traiterous dealings although they wrought not so effectually as was by some desired and by them sought for yet did they make way for ensuing dangers for by the deceitfulnesse of one * Scarbrough Castle Hold which secured our part of the Countrey that division which then was spred into the most parts of the Kingdome broke in amongst us and set one part of the Countrey against another in great danger to destroy it all And by the traiterous dealing of him * who had the chiefe command of that party from which we expected safety Sir John Hotham our enemies prevailed and got the upper hands afar as that they had the Countrey at their pleasure and confined our Forces into a little strong Hold which alone was left of all their former liberty Kingston upon Hul which was then again Besieged And here againe begun our miseries which for a long time we had put far from us for then were we left in the hands of mercilesse miscreants whose tyrannicall exactions at that time were so great that our miseries were unexpressable and our woe increased to that height that we knew not which way to take to seeke comfort our condition was lamentable for even all hope almost of expecting deliverance or safety was excluded and the Sun of Gods favour seemed to be set upon us and the Lord shewed as if he would not be entreated of us But then againe when we were in the lowest ebbe of adversity when I say we had no hope left of recovery it pleased the Lord to rowse up himselfe as a Giant new awakened from sleep and even when our enemies thought they'd had all things sure and us in their wills to put power courage and magnanimity into the hearts of an handfull which discouraged and bet to repulse an Army seeming invincible by that meanes raising that Siege that had beene so enjurious to the whole Countrey Raising the Siege at Hull and not only were they at that time bet backe but presently that part of the Countrey was so freed that no constant Army durst abide in it Here begun the Lord againe to shine upon us with the comfortable rayes of his mercy and to dispell those clouds of sorrow which so long had over-spread our Horizon still many showers of troubles rained downe upon the borders as it were betwixt the parties for presently after raising the Siege and a good space after our Garrison Souldiers not daring because of their weake strength too fast to inlarge their Quarters the enemy dared to prey upon the Countrey neer them adjoyning by plunder and taxations making those parts to which they did resort to live in continuall feare In which distresse and feare they continued untill by Gods assistance our Army gained so much ground and that with so good footing that they wholly chased them away and put them in such feare as that they durst not come among us and at length through Gods good kindnesse towards us and the care vigilancy and courage of that small party if they should be compared with the numerous Forces which at that time the enemy had brought the worke into so good maturity that they cleared the coast and brought them who formerly had with so much audacity triumphed over them and the Countrey into such subjection that they were forced to betake themselves to their * Scarbrough Castle strong Holds being not able to abide the Field to retaine and keep their former liberty which being done the Countrey begun to enjoy againe its former tranquillity in some good measure and at length